2 Days Gorilla Trek Uganda – Short Gorilla Trekking Safari to Bwindi

2 days gorilla trek Uganda introduces you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a home to about half of 1063 endangered mountain gorillas. The 1 night, 2 days gorilla trek Uganda is one of the very few exceptional short gorilla tour packages that has been crafted for those of you with limited time or tight budget to participate in lifetime gorilla trekking adventure.

Unlike other long gorilla safaris, the 2 days gorilla trek Uganda tour will start and end in Kigali Rwanda. This also offers you a chance to embark on Kigali city tour (optional) which involves visiting Gisozi/Kigali genocide memorial centre, Nyamata church, local markets within Kigali Capital-one of the cleanest cities in the world. This short Uganda tour includes border crossing from either Katuna or Chanika border to Kabale or Kisoro town, 3-4 hours of driving.

2 Days Gorilla Trek Uganda

Mountain Gorilla in Uganda

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is among the 4 National Parks in the world where you can only find mountain gorillas. The park sits right in the extreme Southwestern Uganda, 8-9 hours’ drive from Kampala and 3-4 hours starting from Kigali. It was gazetted in 1991 and the purpose was to protect mountain gorillas and currently, the 331sq.kms impenetrable forest park hosts 459 of these rare creatures with 20 habituated gorilla groups. Gorillas are among the park’s 120 mammal species and 10 primate species Bwindi boasts of.

Brief itinerary for 2 days gorilla trek Uganda

  • Day 1 of the 2 days gorilla trek Uganda tour: Transfer to Bwindi National Park
  • Day 2 of the 2 days gorilla trek: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi, return to Kigali

Detailed itinerary of the 2 days gorilla trek Uganda

Day 1 of the 2 days gorilla trek Uganda tour: Transfer to Bwindi National Park

Wake up early and have a tasty cup of tea or coffee served at the hotel in Kigali Capital, after, meet your driver guide for briefing on your 2 days gorilla trek Uganda tour. Or you can be picked up from Kigali Airport upon arrival and you embark on Kigali City Tour (optional).

Places of interest to visit on city tour in Kigali include Kigali/Gisozi genocide memorial centre, local markets, Nyamata Church etc and you will have lunch before setting off on 3-4 hours drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Kabale district in Southwestern Uganda. You will drive via Chanika to Kisoro or Katuna border to Kabale-Uganda.

Accommodations in Bwindi

Luxury: Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp/Buhoma Lodge

Midrange: Gorilla Mist Camp/Engagi Lodge/Clouds Gorilla Lodge

Budget: Buhoma Community Rest Camp

Day 2 of the 2 days gorilla trek: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi, return to Kigali

Day 2 of the 2 days gorilla trek Uganda will commence with an early morning breakfast back in you place of stay. After, assemble at the respective gorilla trekking region for briefing on guidelines or regulations to follow when tracking mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The 4 regions where briefing in Bwindi is always done include Buhoma, Ruhija, Nkuringo & Rushaga and they host 20 habituated families, only one of which will be allocated to your group 8 trekkers to explore today.

Being unpredictable adventure, before leaving your lodge, ensure that you have some pack of snacks, plenty of drinking water and find a walking stick at the lodge or park offices during briefing at 7:00am. You will start the trek to explore your gorilla family at 8:00am with lead of professional park guide and this will take from 2-6 hours depending on how fast you will walk, nature of the habitat and location of gorillas.

Immediately you have found your group, it means, that is the start of one hour set for you to have face to face encounter, photography, learning about the behaviors of mountain gorillas then you will be led back to get a gorilla trekking certificate at the visitor centre.

Once you have your certificate, go check out from the lodge and drive back to Kigali via Katuna/Chanika border while enjoying the breathtaking landscape characterized by misty hills. From Kigali, either you can dropped at the airport for departure or place of residence/hotel/lodge for evening refreshment and night stay and this marks the end of the 2 days gorilla trek Uganda.

End of the 2 days gorilla trek Uganda tour


 

2 Days Gorilla Trek Uganda Tour cost includes

  • Valid gorilla permits
  • Ground travel from Kigali to Bwindi and back using 4×4 vehicle
  • Professional driver guide services for 2 days gorilla trek Uganda tour
  • Bottled water
  • All relevant taxes

2 Days Gorilla Trek Uganda Tour cost excludes

  • Visas
  • Passport fees
  • Airfares
  • Shopping
  • Insurance
  • Any optional activities outside 2 days gorilla trek
  • Tipping etc

Things to carry for the 2 days gorilla trek Uganda

  • Valid gorilla permits each is issued at USD700
  • Long sleeved shirts
  • Socks
  • Gardening gloves
  • Waterproof daypack
  • Camera free of flashlight
  • Waterproof hiking boots
  • Insect repellent
  • Hat
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
  • First aid kit

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